
Chamberlain I. Obialo, M.D.
Chief of Nephrology
Professor
Medicine
Phone: 404-756-1400
E-mail: cobialo@msm.edu
Education
POSTGRADUATE:
Oral Roberts University School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine
Oral Roberts University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Infectious Disease
Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Fellowship: Nephrology
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Ahmadu Bello University
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
UNDERGRADUATE:
Ahmadu Bello University
Degree: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science
Research Interests
Chronic Kidney Disease and Determinants of Outcomes in ESRDCardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in ESRD and HIV associated nephropathy
Specialties
NephrologyBoard Certification
Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate in the Subspecialty of Nephrology
Publications
Chamberlain I. Obialo, Phillip G. Zager, Orrin B. Myers, William C. Hunt. Relationships of Clinic Size,
Geographic Region, and Race/Ethnicity to the frequency of Missed/Shortened Dialysis
Treatments. J Nephrol Aug. 2014; 27(4): 425-30 ( Epub ahead of print 1/2014)
Jonathan O. Nwiloh, Obialo C.I. Heart surgery in End Stage Renal Disease: Is outcome worse for African American
patients? Open J Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 6: 21-26
Obialo C.I, Hunt W.C, Bashir K, Zager P.G. Relationship of missed and shortened hemodialysis
treatments to hospitalization and mortality: observations from a US dialysis network.
Clin Kidney J 2012; 5: 315-319
McCullough PA, Whaley-Connell A, Brown WW, Collins AJ, Chen SC, Li S, Norris KC, Jurkovitz
C, McFarlane S, Obialo C, Sowers J, Stevens L, Vassalotti JA, Bakris GL; on Behalf of the KEEP Investigators.
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK MODIFICATION IN PARTICIPANTS WITH CORONARY DISEASE SCREENED BY
THE KIDNEY EARLY EVALUATION PROGRAM. Intern Med J. 2010; 40(12): 833-41
McCullough P.A, Li S, Jurkovitz C. T, Stevens L, Collins A. J, Chen S, Norris K.C,
McFarlane S, Johnson B, Shlipak M. G, Obialo C. I., Brown W. W, Vassaloti J, Whaley-Connell A.T, Brenner R.M and Bakris G.I, on behalf
of the KEEP Investigators Royal Oak, MI. Chronic kidney disease, prevalence of premature
cardiovascular disease, and relationship to short-term mortality. Am Heart J 2008;
156:277-283.
Li S, Chen S, Shlipak M, Bakris G, McCullough P.A Sowers J, Stevens L, Jurkovitz
C, McFarlane S, Norris K, Vassalotti J, Klag M, Brown W, Narva A, Calhoun D, Johnson
B, Obialo C, Whaley-Connell A, Becker B, Collins A.J. Low birth weight is associated with chronic
kidney disease only in men. Kidney Int 2008; 73(5):637-642.
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Honors and Awards
2014-2005: American Society of Nephrology, Fellow2014-1999: American Society of Hypertension ASH Specialist in Clinical Hypertension
2014-1992: American College of Physicians, Fellow
2000-1995: International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, Fellow